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Usain Bolt's message to Gout Gout ahead of worlds debut

Usain Bolt's message to Gout Gout ahead of worlds debut

Usain Bolt has delivered a simple piece of advice to Gout Gout as the Australian teenage sprint sensation prepares for his first world championships.

Rising Aussie long jump star ready to shine in Tokyo

Rising Aussie long jump star ready to shine in Tokyo

Rising Aussie long jump star ready to shine in Tokyo

Rising Aussie long jump star ready to shine in Tokyo

A rising star who has already been compared to the great Sally Pearson is primed to make her mark at the world athletics championships.

Japanese MPs launch leadership bids after PM resigns

Japanese MPs launch leadership bids after PM resigns

Japanese MPs launch leadership bids after PM resigns

Japanese MPs launch leadership bids after PM resigns

The campaigning begins to replace outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after he quit over his party's poor showing in recent elections.

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Japan's PM resigns after bruising election losses

Japan's PM resigns after bruising election losses

Japanese leader Shigeru Ishiba, who has faced a split within his ruling party, has pitched the world's fourth-largest economy into fresh political uncertainty.

Huge Australian team for world athletics championships

Huge Australian team for world athletics championships

The Australian team for the upcoming world athletics championships in Tokyo will be even bigger than the one at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Pole vault queen Kennedy shifts the goalposts for Tokyo

Pole vault queen Kennedy shifts the goalposts for Tokyo

After recovering from major hamstring surgery, pole vault superstar Nina Kennedy is taking a whole new mindset into her world championships title defence.

Japan's PM vows to stay on after bruising election loss

Japan's PM vows to stay on after bruising election loss

Japan's ruling coalition has lost its majority in the upper house but Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba says he has no plans to quit.

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Kisnorbo out as Japanese club parts with another coach

Kisnorbo out as Japanese club parts with another coach

Kisnorbo out as Japanese club parts with another coach

Kisnorbo out as Japanese club parts with another coach

Australian Patrick Kisnorbo's brief tenure as head coach of Yokohama F.Marinos is over.

Vital step toward healing as ancestors returned home

Vital step toward healing as ancestors returned home

Vital step toward healing as ancestors returned home

Vital step toward healing as ancestors returned home

Indigenous custodians have received the remains of ancestors that had been kept in Japanese institutions, in what is considered a vital step towards healing.

Rizzo claims huge scalp at venue of world aths titles

Rizzo claims huge scalp at venue of world aths titles

Rizzo claims huge scalp at venue of world aths titles

Rizzo claims huge scalp at venue of world aths titles

Bree Rizzo has beaten American star Sha'Carri Richardson to win the 100m, headlining a brace of strong Australian results at a Tokyo athletics grand prix.

Hauser sprints to triathlon victory, leads world series

Hauser sprints to triathlon victory, leads world series

Hauser sprints to triathlon victory, leads world series

Hauser sprints to triathlon victory, leads world series

Australia's Matt Hauser leads the World Triathlon Championship Series after winning in Japan.

Kisnorbo lands permanent role with Japan's Marinos

Kisnorbo lands permanent role with Japan's Marinos

Kisnorbo lands permanent role with Japan's Marinos

Kisnorbo lands permanent role with Japan's Marinos

Former Melbourne Victory coach Patrick Kisnorbo has been named the permanent manager of Japanese powerhouses Yokohama F. Marinos.

Cooper aiming to leave with Japanese club promotion

Cooper aiming to leave with Japanese club promotion

Cooper aiming to leave with Japanese club promotion

Cooper aiming to leave with Japanese club promotion

Former Wallaby Quade Cooper played a leading role as Hanazono Liners beat Green Rockets Tokatsu 42-19 to keep their promotion hopes alive.

Gout hoping to square off against Lyles in Tokyo

Gout hoping to square off against Lyles in Tokyo

Gout hoping to square off against Lyles in Tokyo

Gout hoping to square off against Lyles in Tokyo

Sprint stars Gout Gout and Lachlan Kennedy have locked in their spots in the Australian team for the Tokyo world athletics championships.

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Kisnorbo named interim boss of Japanese side Marinos

Patrick Kisnorbo has been named interim manager at Yokohama F. Marinos, just five months after he stunned Melbourne Victory by quitting as coach.

Ex Queenslander Greene lifts BlueRevs over Lupus

Former Reds player Sam Greene has helped Shizuoka to an upset heavy win over Lupus Tokyo in Japanese club rugby.

Piastri: McLaren 'fair' to deny him shot at Suzuka win

Frustrated Oscar Piastri felt he had the pace in his McLaren to beat Max Verstappen at the Japanese GP but accepted that his team didn't back his call.

Japan-based Wallabies star, in Lions tour calculations

Wallabies Marika Koroibete and Samu Kerevi have both scored two tries each in Japan, while Joey Manu also crossed again in spectacular fashion.

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Verstappen wins Japan GP, Aussie Piastri finishes third

Red Bull superstar Max Verstappen has secured a convincing win at the Japanese F1 Grand Prix from pole, holding off McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

'Still in the fight': Piastri to stalk win from third

Max Verstappen has taken pole position in Japan with an incredible lap as the prospect of rain clouds Oscar Piastri's bid for back-to-back Formula One wins.

Manu's Japanese run continues as Verblitz beat Eagles

Former NRL star Joey Manu has continue his winning ways in Japan, leading Verblitz to a 12-point win over Yokohama Eagles.

Manu's double in vain as Verblitz lose to Dynaboars

Former Sydney Roosters star Joey Manu's two tries couldn't save Verblitz from defeat to the Dynaboars in Japanese club rugby.

Wild Knights stunned in Koroibete's Japan comeback

Japan Rugby League One leaders Saitama have been beaten for just the second time this season, going down 22-17 in Marika Koroibete's return from injury.

Michael Hooper's return to rugby no fairy-tale comeback

Ex-Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper made his return to professional rugby with Japanese club Verblitz but the game didn't go well for them.

Familiar face becomes foe in Hooper's comeback game

Former Wallabies captain Michael Hooper is ready to return for his first 15-a-side rugby game since 2023, and he'll do it against a former green and gold coach.

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